Erkan Konyar

New findings have been obtained during excavations being carried out in the south of Van Fortress in the city of Van in southeast Turkey. 

New data obtained during excavations on Van Castle has revealed that Lake Van was much smaller 7,000 years ago and has risen over time to reach its current size. 

A team of 40 scientists from various universities are set to conduct research to unearth the 5,000-year history of Van Fortress in southeast Turkey Excavations around the ancient fortress in the southeastern city of Van, led by the head of Istanbul University's Van Regional History and Archeology Research Center, Professor Erkan Konyar, have recently started to look into the site's 5,000

Rock paintings in Hakkari from 10,000 years ago have been examined for the first time since 1960, when they were first discovered.